Corset



Dec. 15l 1925' A. s. JOHNSON CORSET Filed Aug,

INVENTOR AUGUSTA SJQHNSON iHWnlTIy,

Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

/AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CORSET.

Application filed August 2, 1924. Serial No. 729,741,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lniprovenients in Cor sets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corsets, especially the kind which are laced in front and have a tongue or flap below their lacings to prevent the undergarments of the wearer to come in contact with these lacings.

lt is one of the particular objects of the invention to provide a corset of this type with a tongue between the body of the wearer and the lacing which cannot slip olf to one side to wrinkle up in a very uncomfortable manner and cause annoyance to its wearer. y n

Another object is to equip the tongue of such corsets with novel means which prevent bulging of the soft flesh of the abdomen causing the so-called straight front effect.

Another object is to provide for means by which this tongue can be adjusted laterally simultaneously with and by the lacing of the corset.

@ther objects will appear in the following specification in which a preferred form of the corset is described.

` The invention is illustrated by the aid of the accompanying drawings, in ,which- Fio. 1 is a front view of the corset;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary central front view of the corset with the lacing omitted for sake of clearness, and partially in section;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the tongue proper;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view along the plane of line 1r-4 in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic cross section through the front ofthe corset, along the plane of line 5-5 in Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views and the following specification.

10 is a body portion of a corset made of cotton fabric, silk, rubber, 'or other suitable material. The front. of the corset is separated and has the edges of the material composing the body portion selvaged with folded over cloth or similar fabric strips 12 and 12 which hold between them, preferably by stitching, ends 11 and 1 1a of the body portion 10. 13 and 13u are eyelets through, respectively, selvage strips 12 and 12, located near those edges closest to each other. 14 and 111a are flexible stays made of steel, bone or other suitable material, extending about three-quarters down from the top of the cor4 set, to its bottom, which stays are positioned within pockets 15 and 15a in the selvage strips 12 and 1E, andbetween, respectively, ends 11 and 11, and eyelets 13 and 13a.

16 is a tongue or flap having its vertical edges selvaged by turning over its sides slightly at 17 and 17a. 18 and 18l are eyelets tlhrough the turned over side strips 17 and 7n. back of the tongue extending from one side of its upper edge to near the bottom of side 17a furthest removed from it, forming a pocket 20 for a flexible stay 21, extending about three-quarters of its length down from the top. 22 and A are similar strips extending from, respectively, the upper edge of the tongue to a little below the top of strip 19, and from side 17 in an upward direction to somewhat above the bottom of strip 19. 2112i and 25 are flexible stays of relatively short length, within pockets 26 and 27., formed by strips 22 and 23, respectively, and abut stay 21, near its top and bottom, as is clearly seen by inspection Of'Fig.

Attention is called particularly to the fact that stays 24 and 25 do abut stay 21 at points, respectively, at both sides of ra median line drawn longitudinally through the center of the tongue. Furthermore that all these stays terminate somewhat above the bottom of the tongue, giving reinforcement to its major upper part only.

In fastening the tongue 1G, eyelets 18 and 18 are brought to register with. corresponding eyelets 13 and 13a of the selvage strips 12 and 12'LL of the corset body 10. 1n doing so, edges 17 and 1? of the tongue are bentinwardly, as clearly shown in the diagram Fig. 5. Lacing is then drawn through both series of eyelets, the ends of which are, preferably, tied together at the bottom of the corset at 29. 30, 31, 32 and 33 are garters fastened to the bottom edge of the corset body for the purpose of supporting the stockings of its wearer"- 1n putting on a corset of the kind described, the wearer either steps into it or draws the saine over her head. When in po- 19 is a strip of fabric, sewed to the sition, the lacing 28 is gradually drawn together until the desired tension is obtained.

It is obvious that the lacing through the eyelets in both the corset and the tongue prevents the tongue from slipping out while putting on the corset, and while lacing it. Drawing together thc lacing will also draw closer together the inwardly bent ver edges of the tongue, so that it is apparent that with the operation of either lacing or unlacing the corset, the tongue is simultaneously widened or narrowed, as the case may be. T he narrowest width of the tongue is determined by the distance which is provided between the ends of the stays and the vertical sides of the tongue, because the stays themselves, obviously, cannot be bent over as are the sides of the tongue projecting laterally therefron'i.

rIhe tongue is held flat against the abdomen of the wearer and prevents the soft flesh from protruding by the main stay 2l which extending diagonally across the upper part of the tongue. not only supports it vertically, but also horizontally. The shorter or auxiliary stays 24 and 25 tend to further assistthis horizontal as well as vertical support, and also in combination with the main stay, prevent any wrinkling up of the` tongue.

rlhe lower part of the selvage strips in the corse-t body as well as the tongue is left very flexible and the stays terminate a suitable distance above their respective bottoms, so as not to interfere with the comfort of the wearer when inA a sitting position.

lVhile I have shown the eyelets in the tongue to correspond with the eyelets in the corset body, I do not wish to limit myself to this method, but I may place the eyelets in the tongue at intervals, or lace them only in every other or third eyelet, or at the top or bottom only. I `urtherniOre, while I have illustrated the front-laced corset, so that the same must preferably be drawn over ones head, I may wish to provide the same with the usual clasp and hooks at one side of the lacing, in which case I provide the selvage strip at the other side of the lacing with t-wo stays to correspond with the two stays always common to the ordinary clasp arrangement.

Various other changes in forni or proportion of parts and minor details of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparting froin the principles or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

"il'vhat I claim as new, is:

l. In a corset comprising a separated body portion, having eyelets along its vertical ends, a single tongue overlapping the said ends at the inside of the corset, having eyelets along both its vertical edges, each of the said edges containing the eyelets being turned over between the tongue and the ends of the said body port-ion, and lacing through the eyelets of, respectively, the said body portion and the said tongue for adjustably connecting the body portion and securing the tongue.

2. In a corset comprising a separated body portion, having eyelets along its vertical ends, stays at its ends terminating at a distance above its bottom, a single tongue overlapping the said ends at the inside of the corset, having both its vertical edges turned inwardly between itself and the ends of the said body portion and eyelets through its inwardly turned edges, and lacing through the eyelets of, respectively, the said body portion and the-said tongue for adjustably connecting the body portion and securing the tongue.

3. In a corset comprising a sepa 'ated body portion, a tongue overlapping the ends of the body portion at the inside of the corset, having staying elements consisting of a main stay diagonally across its major upper part and two auxiliary stays extending therefrom in opposite directions, the one from near its top, the other from near its bottom, and lacing for adjustably connecting the Said body portion and simultaneously securing the said tongue.

l. In a corset comprising a separated body portion, stays al'. its ends terminating at a distance above its bottom, a single tongue overlapping` the said ends at the inside of the corset, haring both its vertical edges turned inwardly between itself and the ends of the said' body portion, staying elements within the said tongue terminating at a distance above its bottom, and a single lace string for adjustably connecting the body portion and simultaneously securing the tongue.

In a corset comprising a` separated body portion, having eyelets along its vertical ends, a tongue overlapping the said ends at t-he inside of the corset, having eyelets along its vertical edges, sta fing elements within the said tongue comprising a main stay diagonally across its major upper part and two auxiliary stays abutting against the said main stay, the one at one side nea-r its top, the other at the other side near its bottom, and l cing through the eyelets of, rcspect-ively, the said body portion and the said tongue for adjustably connecting the body portion and securing the tongue.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

AUGUST S. JOHNSON. [L s] 

